Heel for shoes.



E. L. SHARPNECK.

. HEEL FOR' SHOE rrucmon mm A'u ans.

' 1,259,917. P&tentedllar. 19,191&

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-.

mmr. L. SH ABPN EOK, OI WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOF OFONE-H ALI'10 HIMSELF, ONE-HALF '10 FREDERICK MILLAY,-OF HAVERHILB, KASSAOHU- HEELFOB snons. 4

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIEL L. SHARPNECK,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Winthrop, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Heels for Shoes, of which the following is aspecification,

- reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partthereof.

This invention has reference to improvements in heels for shoes andparticularly to such heels having seats to receive the heel portions ofthe shoe'soles.

One object of the invention is to provide a shoe heel having a seat toreceive the sole in which the wall of said seatis constituted by acasing member coextensive with the heel and adapted to be enameled orcoated with finishing or coloring material.

Another object of he invention is to 'provide a heel constituted by acasing and a filler in which the shape of said casing and filler tendsto retain the casing on the filler.-

Other objects of the invention will appear from the'followingdescription.

The invention consists in the heel comprising the filler member and thecasing member extending as a wall above the filler member to provide aseat for the sole, which wall is adapted to meet the upper to afford aneat and inconspicuous finish.

The invention also consists in the-complemental shape of the casing andthe filler whereby the tendency of the casing is to hug the filler.

The invention also consists in such other novel features of constructionand combinat-ion of parts as shall hereinafter be more 4 the improvedheel.

line H Fig. 2.

' Fig. 6.

Fig. 5, represents a plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6, represents a vertical sectionalview taken on line 6l3 Fig. 5,the heel lift-being omitted.

Fig. 7 represents a bottom'p'lan view of Specification of Lettersratent.Application filed August 8, 1916. Serial No. 113,813.

taken Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Similar characters of reference designate corres onding parts,throughout.

As shown in the drawings the casing members A and B are in all casesapproximately of similar shape having the upper curved wall or edge 7and tapering downward from said wall or edge 7 following a proximatelythe inward back curve *8 and rent curve 9 to the bottom of the heel orto the point adapted to receive the'heel lift 10.- These inward opposedcurves 8 and 9 contract the diameter of the casing from front to back,as on line- 6.-6 Fig. 5 and the sides 11, 11 of the casing are curvedslightly inward all of said curves resisting outward pressure.

The casing members A and B preferably are made of sheet metal or sheetmaterial and their curved elements 9,9 are inturned from the sides 11,11 and are furnished with bent edges which are adapted to be received insuitable recesses of the filler block or substance C or D as the casemay be. In the form shown in Figs. and 2, the inturned curved elements9, 9 ave their edges bent inward and folded together to form the rib 12which follows the curve of the elements '9, 9 and the filler block C hasthe groove 0 to receive said rib 12.

In the form shown in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings the curvedcasing elements 9, 9 have their edges 13, 13 turned inward without beingfolded together or engaged and the upper and lower portions of saidelements 9, 9 are furnished with the bent lips 14, 14 and 15, 15 whichoverlap the corresponding ends of the filler block D while said edges13, 13 are received by the groove 0! of said block D.

The filler blocks C and D preferabl are made of wood or other suitablemateria and should preferably be of a size and shape approximately to bereceived by'their respective casings A or B and to be secured therein bysuitable cement. In some cases I may however prefer to construct thefiller blocks 0 or D of plastic material molded into shape prior totheir insertion in said casings or molded in said casings.

The casingsA and B may be of metal or material adapted readily toreceive and retain a finish of enamel or color which is unbroken by anyjoint or seam on the exposed surface of the heel. The upper surfaces ofthe filler blocks are adapted to receive the heel portions of the shoesoles to which these improved heels are apphed and such heel portionsofthe soles are embraced by the walls} 7j f the casings which walls 7fitsnugly against the adjacent portions of the shoe.

iv Heving thus described my invention 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A heel comprising a casing and a filler forisaid casin said casingbeing coextensive with sai filler and having meeting edgesbent inwardtoconstitute a rib which rib is received by the filler.

2. A heel comprising a. casing and a filler for said casing,rsaid'casing being coextensive with said filler and having meeting edges bentinward and engaged with said filler.

3. A. heel comprising a casing and a, filler for said casing, saidcasing being coextensive with said filler and having a vertically curvedfront constituted by elements having meeting edges inturned from saidelements and following the curves thereof, said filler having a grooveto receive said meeting

